Blaustein: One of them is this thing called the chytrid fungus,which is a fungus that really wasn’t well known until about 10 years ago and it seems to be correlated with many of the amphibian declines especially in the tropics.

　　布劳斯汀：罪魁祸首之一被称为壶菌，它是一种似乎与许多种两栖类动物大量死亡——尤其在热带——有关的真菌，我们近十年才开始对这种真菌有较深的了解。

　　Although the chytrid fungus and other diseases can spread naturally among frogs, Blaustein noted that human destruction of their habitat is also to blame.

　　布劳斯汀强调，虽然壶菌和其他疾病可以在蛙类中自然传播，但人类对其栖息地的破坏也应受到谴责。